Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-20
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To.DAY,s TELEGRAPHaC NEWS.
Foreign News.

ist member OF the Reichstag, was arrested
last Saturday the moment he left the Leeia-
lative building after the closing Of the ses-
sion.
A collision occurred to day between two
trains on the railroad at Potsdam. A car
attached to one of the trains caught fire and
was consumed. The bodies of two persons
have been taken from the wreck. Several
other persons were injured.
LONDON, June 20-The joint Jubilee gift
to the Queen from ali her children and
grand children will he gold and silver cen
trepiece for table, adorned with precious
stones. 1t WAS executed in Berlin. 1t COM
priaes three parts resting on common base,
in the centre of which are the British arms
bearing the legend: "Her children and
grand children to our most beloved mother
and grandmother" The middle portion
consists of vase adorned with the arms
and portraits of the donors. 1t has solid
gold lid surmounted by the royal crown.
To the right and left respectively are Il lion
and unicorn. The city is already show
ing signs of being crowded in anticipation
of tomorrow. The throngs in the streets
are more numerous than at any time with
in the recollection of the present genera
ton. In some parts of the town the crush
of sightseers impedes traffic in the streets.
The Queen this morning drove from the
Castle at Windsor to the railway station
and came to London on q special train.
She drove from the station and came 10
| Buckingham Palace. Crowds of people
| lined the entire route in town and display.
ed the greatest enthusiasm. Her Majesty
appeared delighted at the loyalty exhibited
and bowed and smiled in every direction.
The decorations with banners, notices and
flags are increasing enormously and when
done promise to eclipse anything Of the
kind ever before attempted in England. A
strange. in London to-day would imagine
that the whole OF its population were out
on holiday The weather is beautiful,
the sun shining brightly. Three hundred
Peers and other prominent persons belong
ing to the Roman Catholic Church have re-
turned their tickets emitting them to seats IN
| Westminster Abbey tomorrow during the
jubilee service.
The Queen this afternoon received Mr..
Phelps, U. s. Minister, at Buckingham Pal
ace, for the purpose of allowing him to pre-
sent President Cleveland's jubilee congratu
lations. Mr.. Phelps was accorded private
audience with Her Majesty.
The Daily Eers' Simla correspondent de.
MES thu reports received from Lahore that
the Indian government had been ordered
| from London to forward troops to the AT
CHAN frontier. He also says it is not true
that Russia has appointed Sikander Khan
governor of Peudjoh.
Turkey has proposed TO modify the neT
convention with England regarding Egypt
in the direction of providing for Turkish oc-
cupalion of Egypt in the event of disorders
occurring after the British occupation has
Terminated, leaving the Sultan The discre-
ton of asking for English aid or not as ho
prefers. The Marquis of Salisbury has re-
fused to consent 20 the proposed modica-
ton.
Mr.. Edward Morrogh Bernard, q Justice
of the peace, and his wife, while out driving
this morning near Killarney were fred
at by some person in ambush Neither was
hurt but their horse MAS wounded.
PARIS, June 20.-The Paris newspapers
express Indignation over the sentence de-
creed at Lepsc against tho Alsnian MEN,
bers Of the Patriotic League just convicted
of high treason Tor assisting in the agitation
to keep alive the anti-annexa!ion feeling in
Alsace- Lorraine Tho league itself protests
strongly against the sentences, and has is
sued circular on the subject.
PEsrH, juno 20-A mon yesterday set
fire to the Jesuit quarter of tho town of
Suna. Sgcrdahely, in Hungary. The quar-
ter was almost entirely destroyed and one
hundred and and twenty-f families were
made homeless.
MADRID, June 2O.-The Senate has voted
The sum Of $4,000 toward the erection of
statue to the late King Alfonso, in front of
the palace the public TO contribute the bal
ance of the sum necessary TO carry out the
idea.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 20.-Earthquakss
were felt to- day in Smyrna and the island
of Scio
Supposed Train Robbery.
GALVESTON, Tex, June 2O.-A special to
the Ne,cs from San Antonio says: sheriff